And Stephen said: “Brothers and fathers, hear me. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran, his grandson, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife, and they went forth together from Ur of the Chaldeans to go into the land of Canaan, but when they came to Haran, they settled there.
“Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.”
The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters.
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
And he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him.
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Look to Abraham your father and to Sarah who bore you; for he was but one when I called him, that I might bless him and multiply him.
And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”
Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
And Joshua said to all the people, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Long ago, your fathers lived beyond the Euphrates, Terah, the father of Abraham and of Nahor; and they served other gods.
Jacob said to them, “My brothers, where do you come from?” They said, “We are from Haran.”
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.
In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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